Advancing National Offshore Critical Mineral Inventory (NOCMI) - National Planning and Programmatic Research Implementation
Forecast New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of the Interior
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $500,000 to $999,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Not on record
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Forecast number
- 52404
- Points of contact
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- Geoffrey Wikel geoffrey.wikel@boem.gov (571) 420-3426
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of the Interior is procuring national-scope research and analysis services to advance the National Offshore Critical Mineral Inventory (NOCMI) under a definitive contract, with solicitation release estimated for March 31, 2027. The work encompasses mineral composition analysis of archived and new Outer Continental Shelf critical mineral samples; expanded collaboration with USGS and NOAA on resource mapping and evaluation in the Atlantic region (potentially as a modification or new order under existing General Terms and Conditions); development of new analysis protocols for critical-mineral-rich heavy mineral sand; and an economic and technical feasibility study comparing spatial and temporal scales relevant to heavy mineral sand extraction and related technology for shelf leasing operations.
The estimated award value ranges from $500,000 to $999,000. Performance is national in scope. Contact Geoffrey Wikel, Acting Division Manager of the Marine Minerals Division at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, at geoffrey.wikel@boem.gov or 571-420-3426 for additional information.
Forecast text
National in scope.
Anticipated investments include: (1) contract to expand/enhance mineral composition analysis of archived and new OCS critical mineral (CM) samples; (2) expanded existing collaboration with USGS and NOAA to improve resource mapping and resource evaluation in the Atlantic (may be modified/new order under existing GT&C); (3) development of new CM-rich heavy mineral sand (HMS) analysis protocols; and (4) economic and technical feasibility study to compare spatial and temporal scales relevant to HMS extraction and related technology, a critical priority of shelf leasing.
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